be achieved through either the Modernization Theory‚ a view from the Global North‚ or the Dependency Theory‚ a view from the Global South. These two approaches are diverse from each other; however there are notable similarities between them too. Both the theories lack in certain places thus fail to escape criticism‚ however the Dependency Theory looks at development in a broader aspect. To begin with‚ one of the main similarities between the theories is that they both give much attention to the
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criminalized by law in a society. From the sociological aspect‚ there are two major models that explain the origin of law and crimes: the consensus theory and the conflict theory. These two theories have radically different views on what crimes are. “The consensus theory is rooted in John Locke’s (1632-1704) “Social Contract Theory”” (Cox). According to Locke’s theory‚ government is based on a social contract between rulers and their subjects. The government needs to deal with the population justly; otherwise
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Just War Theory For a war to be considered as just or correct‚ it must meet the six criteria known as The Just War Theory. The theory includes‚ Just Cause‚ Comparative Justice‚ Legitimate Authority‚ Probability of Success‚ Proportionality and Last Resort. However ‚ war is something that cannot be justified. War is addressing conflict with senseless bloodshed that could otherwise be resolved with words meaning the Just War Theory is unable to declare a war in history just. Just Cause states that
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There are two general theories of punishment: utilitarian and retributive. In the utilitarian theory of punishment‚ punishment is sought to discourage future occurrences of crime‚ while in the retributive theory‚ punishment is handed out because the offender deserves to be punished. Laws are used under the utilitarian philosophy specifically to maximize the overall peace of society. Because crimes and the punishment that follows are both adversaries to that peace‚ they should be kept to a minimum
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Just War Theory and a Thoughtful Realist One important theory within International Relations shows a moral aspect on how to conduct war. This theory is called Just War Theory. Just War Theory is a doctrine of military ethics from a philosophical and Catholic viewpoint. This theory consists of two parts: Jus ad bellum (the right to go to war) and Jus in bello (right conduct within war). Jus a bellum‚ the right to go to war‚ explicitly describes how a nation-state should conduct itself before
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Religion (Just War) Christianity preaches peace and loving your neighbor but for the history of christianity‚ there has been violence and war in its name. For Many years people have been killing other human beings in the name of christ or justifying their killings by saying that the war is in the name of god. The belief that violence and war can be justified is called the “Just War Theory.” Just war is a war that is justified because it is necessary for peace to happen. Just war theory has its
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scholars attempted to theorize war in human history‚ only few were credited for constructing consistent theories on which people could base and further their understanding of war and warfare. Those include Greek Thucydides‚ Chinese Sun Tzu‚ and Indian Kautilya all three from 3-4th century BC; Prussian Carl von Clausewitz and Swiss Antoine-Henry Jomini both from 19th century. All of those prominent theorist had a lot to offer and therefore had great influence on our thinking in war‚ warfare‚ and strategy
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Coale use Hofstadter’s theory as a base to extend their individual theories about conspiracy thinking I found that Mark Fenster‚ in his introduction to Conspiracy Theories‚ responds to Hofstadter in a very different way. Fenster argues that‚ while Hofstadter’s theory was the most dominant form of understanding conspiracy at his time of writing‚ it is flawed in that academics have wrongly dismissed conspiracy theories simply as something that is ‘pathological’. Conspiracy theories have played a significant
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Two important personality theories are the biological theory and the humanistic theory. The biological theory is based on the premise that all people inherit their characteristics from their family. This theory basically contends that people do not have control over their behaviors because they are genetically pre-determined. The humanistic theory‚ on the other hand‚ is based on the premise that each person has free will to control their actions. This theory does not go along with the idea that behaviors
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In A Just War When is war acceptable? That is the question that the Just War theory (jus bellum iustum) attempts to answer. Guided by an evolving set of criteria‚ this tradition attempts to provide a framework by which the both the reasons for a war and the combatants’ behavior may be judged to be ethical and morally justifiable. This theory or doctrine‚ has roots in both philosophical and historical contexts‚ having been shaped by conventions and rules observed through ages of war as well
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